MinIO vs Bunny Storage
A detailed comparison to help you choose between MinIO and Bunny Storage.
Quick Verdict
3.6/5
MinIO
0 reviews
4.1/5
Bunny Storage
0 reviews
Bunny Storage is rated higher (4.1 vs 3.6). MinIO is a high-performance, S3-compatible object storage you deploy on your own infrastructure. Single binary, Kubernetes-native, and handles enterprise workloads. Used in ML pipelines and data lakes Bunny Storage is a geo-distributed object storage service across 15 regions with integrated Bunny CDN delivery, automatic replication, and an S3-compatible API (public preview). From $0.01/GB per region with free delivery into Bunny CDN and no request fees.
MinIO High-performance S3-compatible object storage for any cloud | Bunny Storage Global edge storage with sub-100ms latency and 99.99% uptime | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Rating | 3.6 (0 reviews) | 4.1 (0 reviews)✓ |
| Pricing model | freemium | usage-based |
| Starting price | Free tier available✓ | From $1/mo |
| Best for | Private AI/ML data lakes, regulated or air-gapped environments needing S3 inside their boundary, edge aggregation, CI artifact stores, and single-node backup targets. | Content platforms, media, SaaS assets, and software distribution where files exist to be downloaded through a CDN at the lowest delivery cost |
| Features | ||
| IPv6 | ||
| DDoS protection | ||
| Automated backups | ||
| Snapshots | ||
| Managed option | ||
| Bare metal | ||
| GPU available | ||
| S3-compatible | ||
| Hourly billing | ||
| Free tier | ||
| Tags | ||
| Tags | free tieropen sourceself hostables3 compatibleapi access | eu datacenterus datacenterapac datacenterapi access |
| Visit MinIO → | Visit Bunny Storage → | |
MinIO
Pros
- + S3 API compatibility that the whole tool ecosystem works against unchanged
- + Single-binary deployment on Linux, macOS, Windows, Kubernetes, bare metal, and edge hardware
- + Erasure coding, bitrot detection, versioning, object locking, and multi-site replication
- + AIStor Free is genuinely free for single-node use with the full feature set
- + Certified enterprise path (FIPS 140-3, SOC 2, ISO 27001, SEC 17a-4(f), FINRA) with sub-4-hour support SLA
Cons
- - Open-source AGPL edition is frozen — no security patches — and the community console lost admin features in 2025
- - AGPL network copyleft creates legal exposure when MinIO sits inside a hosted service
- - Enterprise pricing is quote-only, with reported floors around $96,000/year
- - Self-hosted means you own capacity planning, failure handling, and backups; replication is not a backup
Bunny Storage
Pros
- + Free delivery into Bunny CDN, free API egress, and zero request fees — the opposite of hyperscaler billing
- + Simple pricing: $0.01/GB per region Standard (HDD), $0.02/GB Edge (SSD), $1 monthly minimum
- + 15 storage regions with automatic replication and region failover; 99.99% availability SLA
- + S3-compatible API (rclone, presigned URLs, SHA256 checksums) plus HTTP API, FTP/SFTP, and web file manager
- + One-click integration as origin for Bunny pull zones, with Perma-Cache for permanent edge storage
Cons
- - S3 compatibility is in public preview and must be enabled per zone at creation — not a finished S3 platform
- - No cold/archive tier: backup-style retention pays full Standard or Edge rates
- - Edge SSD tier's primary region is Frankfurt only; Standard zones can be created in any region
- - Free egress is scoped to Bunny CDN — neutral multi-cloud storage architectures will feel constrained
- - Unverified claim in the old listing: object versioning and CORS specifics were not documented on reviewed pages
Stay in the loop
Get weekly updates on the best new hosting and infrastructure providers, deals, and comparisons.
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.